Founder Acharya: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

One of the most visible of all the new spiritual movements that came from the East in the 1960s and 70s and spread its roots worldwide within a short span is The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). ISKCON is a modern movement within the monotheistic Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition dating back 5000 years to Lord Krishna Himself.

Sri Chaitanya, a spiritual revolutionary of the 15th Century established the congregational chanting of the holy names of Lord Krishna especially the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (Srila Prabhupada), an Acharya in the same lineage established ISKCON in the West in 1966 following the orders of his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, to spread the message of Lord Chaitanya in the western world. ISKCON gained further publicity through the interest of the Beatle George Harrison. Since then ISKCON has developed into a worldwide confederation of over 500 temples, centers, farm communities, schools, and restaurants.

The mission of this non-sectarian, monotheistic movement is to promote the well-being of society by teaching the science of Krishna consciousness according to Bhagavad-Gita and other ancient scriptures like Srimad Bhagavatam.